We would like to give our heartfelt thanks to The Peter Cundill Foundation for awarding us funding so we may continue supporting young people to thrive in life and work.

Their backing will help Baker Dearing and our UTC network to equip more young people from every background with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to capitalise on opportunities.

We will achieve this by transforming the UTC network into a world-renowned technical education programme, broadening access to the Baker Award for Technical Education, and continuing to push for our UTC Sleeve initiative.

UTCs mean fewer young people become NEET, despite UTCs taking in higher-than-average numbers of FSM and SEND students. UTC leavers are also two and a half times more likely to enter apprenticeships than the national average.

The funding from The Peter Cundill Foundation will make our aims possible so we are really grateful for the confidence they have placed in us.